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= = =__The 19th Amendment__= =**The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of their sex/gender. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.**=

The 19th Amendment stated that people of all genders (men or women) are allowed to vote.
 * What is the 19th Amendment (in our own words)?**



The issues which prompted the creation of the amendment did compare with the issues they are applied to today. Before this amendment was created, men were only allowed to vote. Women then stuck up for themselves by doing things like boycotting, to get the government to let women vote. Women today vote, and take part in the political events.



Before the nineteenth amendment only white men over the age of 21 could vote. Women were definitely offended by this and wanted the same rights especially to vote, which also included black slaves. Finally the nineteenth amendment stated the right for women to vote.
 * Why was this amendment formed?**

This amendment caused many problems between all different people. One of the problems was equality of the sexes. Women felt that they are just as important as men are, and wanted just as much freedom as the men had. Another problem was that there were many disputes about this amendment stated from the courts, but the biggest challenge was that some of the states argued that they still wished to deprive women of political rights, but this issue was later resolved.
 * What problems did this amendment form?**

All women demanded the right to vote. For a whole year, women held up banners, mostly in front of the White House. Many times women were arrested for boycotting, and when they were in prison, they went on hunger strikes. Many women, such as, Sojourner Truth and Alice Paul demanded to get what they wanted.
 * What did women do to get this amendment ratified?**

When the 19th Amendment was introduced to the government, many states weren’t happy about it. They still wished to not let women be apart of voting. Eventually, all the states did agree on this Amendment, but for it to be ratified, only 36 states had to vote on “yes”. (Hawaii and Alaska were not yet apart of the United States.)
 * Why was this amendment helpful?**

The nineteenth amendment was proposed on June 4th 1919. Here are when the states agreed to the amendment.


 * 1) Illinois ([|June 10], [|1919], reaffirmed on [|June 17], [|1919])
 * 2) Michigan ([|June 10], [|1919])
 * 3) Wisconsin ([|]
 * 4) Kansas ( [|June 16], [|1919])
 * 5) New York ( [|June 16], [|1919])
 * 6) Ohio ( [|June 16], [|1919])
 * 7) Pennsylvania ( [|June 24], [|1919])
 * 8) Massachusetts ( [|June 25], [|1919])
 * 9) Texas ( [|June 28], [|1919])
 * 10) Iowa ( [|July 2], [|1919])
 * 11) Missouri ( [|July 3], [|1919])
 * 12) Arkansas ( [|July 28], [|1919])
 * 13) Montana ( [|August 2], [|1919])
 * 14) Nebraska ( [|August 2], [|1919])
 * 15) Minnesota ( [|September 8], [|1919])
 * 16) New Hampshire ( [|September 10], [|1919])
 * 17) Utah ( [|October 2], [|1919])
 * 18) California ( [|November 1], [|1919])
 * 19) Maine ( [|November 5], [|1919])
 * 20) North Dakota ( [|December 1], [|1919])
 * 21) South Dakota ( [|December 4], [|1919])
 * 22) Colorado ( [|December 15], [|1919])
 * 23) Kentucky ( [|January 6], [|1920])
 * 24) Rhode Island ( [|January 6], [|1920])
 * 25) Oregon ( [|January 13], [|1920])
 * 26) Indiana ( [|January 16], [|1920])
 * 27) Wyoming ( [|January 27], [|1920])
 * 28) Nevada ( [|February 7], [|1920])
 * 29) New Jersey ( [|February 9], [|1920])
 * 30) Idaho ( [|February 11], [|1920])
 * 31) Arizona ( [|February 12], [|1920])
 * 32) New Mexico ( [|February 21], [|1920])
 * 33) Oklahoma ( [|February 28], [|1920])
 * 34) West Virginia ( [|March 10], [|1920])
 * 35) Washington ( [|March 22], [|1920])
 * 36) Tennessee ( [|August 18], [|1920])

Ratification was completed on August 18 1920. Eventually afterward, all the states did agree.
 * 1) Connecticut ( [|September 14], [|1920], reaffirmed on [|September 21], [|1920])
 * 2) Vermont ( [|February 8], [|1921])
 * 3) Delaware ( [|March 6], [|1923])
 * 4) Maryland (certified on [|February 25], [|1958])
 * 5) Virginia ( [|February 21], [|1952])
 * 6) Alabama ( [|September 8], [|1953])
 * 7) Florida ( [|May 13], [|1969])
 * 8) South Carolina (certified on [|August 22], [|1973])
 * 9) Georgia ( [|February 20], [|1970])
 * 10) Louisiana ( [|June 11], [|1970])
 * 11) North Carolina ( [|May 6], [|1971])
 * 12) Mississippi ( [|March 22], [|1984])


 * Women could now-**
 * Vote
 * Run and be in Office
 * Speak in Public
 * hold jobs that were strictly forbidden back then

1.Soujurner Truth 2. Carrie Chapman 3. Alice Paul 4. Susan B. Anthony 5. Lucy Burns These are only a few of the many women who stood up in what they believed in.
 * Here are some of the women that helped make this amendment ratified...**

Today, though, there are still some groups of people who keep women below men, such as in the Orthodox religion where men are segregated from women during prayer and are only raised to raise children and keep a home. An additional benefit to women since the passing of this Amendment is that women make greater salaries than they did previously. This is because women can now own their own businesses and now be employed. They have many more options than ever before and more places to work.

Like the bullets said above, the 19th Amendment relates to the world today in many ways. One way is that women could now vote for Town Supervisors, President, etc. Now, women are around 50% of the vote, and make a huge difference in the outcome. Women could also run for office, for example, Hillary Clinton running for President. Thirdly, women could hold jobs that were never allowed before, for example, being a police officer. Lastly, women could speak in public, and share almost whatever they want. Women worked hard enough to earn their right, mostly to vote, but also the other rights that they now have today. In conclusion, the issues which prompted the creation of the amendment did compare with the issues that they apply to today.
 * How did the issues that promted the amendment compare with the issues that they are used for today?**

[|Briana's Current Event]
 * __Feminist Pitch by a Democrat Named Obama (current event by Briana)__**
 * [[image:http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/12/02/us/02women_span.jpg width="321" height="207" caption="Barack Obama cares about women's issues"]] ||
 * Barack Obama cares about women's issues ||

This article is about candidate, Barack Obama, trying to win the election, but in order to win, he is trying to get women to like his ideas and vote for him. My opinion on this article is that Obama's idea that he could change women's mind and say that the idea of a male president (even though every president has been male) is a good idea. I think that Barack Obama would be a good president because he talks about how women should be more respectful and be more on Hillary Clinton's side because there is a woman in the race, which doesn't happen often. He acts like there isn't a rivalry between the two of them and he wishes the best for his opponents. I think that his message, which is about listening, and bringing people together, is a good message to have as a president and i hope that he does good in the election. This article has to do with the 19th Amedment because it talks about women being important and Obama needs women's votes to win. Before women were allowed to vote, they didn't martter at all, but now, women are practically half the vote. To read this article fully, click on the link above that says "Briana's Current Event".

[|Bianca's current event]Bianca's current event This article is about women trying to run for office. My opinoin about this article is that if women fit for what they belive in they in this case run for office they are sure to win. I think that Ms.Morella can win this year if she tries hard enough. Women are starting to get a chance to do this with the help for raising campaign money and how the Republician group helps to collect money for the female canidates. I hope that all of this goes well and a women will win to run for office this year. This relates to the 19th Amendment because one of the rights women wanted was to also be able to run for office. If you want to know more info or read the article just click on Bianca's current event.
 * __Female Canidates Come Forward (Current Event by Bianca)__**
 * [[image:http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/04/19/CLINTON_narrowweb__300x394,0.jpg width="215" height="255" caption="one of the first women to run....Hillary Clinton"]] ||
 * one of the first women to run....Hillary Clinton ||

[|Samantha'scurrent event] =President pledges to champion women's rights (current event by Samantha)=

This article begins to talk about how the citizens in India used to execute every female the moment they were born. Pratibha Patil was elected and promising justice and working on the lives of some people that were in need of help, especially women. She quotes that, “The empowerment of women leads the empowerment of the nation”. Pratibha has made many good changes for not only women but for the country to, she has put a stop to killing any baby girls as well, therefore the people who were so cruel to do that were killed instead. They have now made many campaigns to support money to the families and governments so they can help stop cruelty to many women and children living there as well.

My opinion on this article is that nobody should be killed just because they are female and I agree with Pratibha for putting a stop to that. I think that with enough time and help they will raise enough money to support the children in India who are not cared for. If u would like to read more about this article just click on Samantha’s current event.